Ahead of the 2025 ICC Women’s U-19 Cricket World Cup in Malaysia, Nigeria’s U19 Female Yellow Greens will be involved in two warm-up matches against Pakistan and Scotland during their final camping in India.
After two phases of preparations in Benin City and Logos, the team will depart Nigeria for India where they will face Pakistan on Monday, January 13 as well as Scotland two days later.
U19 Female Yellow Greens: Nigerian Cricket Hitting New Heights
Both Pakistan and Scotland will also participate in the second edition of the Women’s U-19 World Cup with the Asians in Group along with England, Ireland, and the United States. Scotland will face Australia, Bangladesh, and debutants Nepal.
The last friendly comes three days before their first match at the World Cup against Samoa at the Borneo Cricket Ground, Sarawak, Malaysia.
They will face test nation New Zealand in their second game of the tournament on Monday, January 20, and South Africa in the last group game two days later.
At a flag-off ceremony for the team in Lagos on Friday, the president of the Nigeria Cricket Federation, Uyi Akpata expressed confidence in the team.
“I do believe in these girls now that I believe it is genuinely possible,” Akpata reveals.
“These young ladies are showcasing and representing what cricket is all about. Each step of the way has been deliberate. Just go there and continue to deliver on your ability and what you have been doing before.”
Historic Qualification For Women’s Cricket
Head coach of the U19 Female Yellow Greens, Sarah Bakhita, expressed optimism ahead of their final preparations.
“We are going to meet experts so I feel like what we are going to do in India is just fine-tuning because we have done most of the work in Nigeria. We will also be working on our weaknesses,” the Kenyan coach told our correspondent.
The Women’s U-19 World Cup will mark Nigeria’s second appearance at any cricket World Cup, six years after the men’s U-19 team also qualified for the 2019 edition in South Africa.